Ayobami Ogungbe (b. 1993) is a visual artist whose work unites photography, weaving and collage techniques in constructing layered compositions that reflect on cultural practices, colonialism and history. Telling contemporary stories about his environment, Ogungbe’s work invites the viewer in exploring various aspects of human existence and interaction that may appear mundane to the outsider. His practice also interrogates the relationship between humans and the environment, presenting the former as repositories of experiences, bearers of distinctive identities and custodians of culture.

Ayobami Ogungbe holds a BA in Mass Communication from the University of Benin, Edo state. He lives and works in Lagos.

Jessica Soares (b.1990) is a self-taught artist, with a background in Marketing from Redeemer’s University. Mixing drawing and painting techniques, her works stem from personal experiences in questioning the complexities and social notions around women’s hair in contemporary society. Featuring elaborately detailed figures swathed in colourful fabrics, her works also apply Adire fabric in exploring issues of legacy and familial bond.

Jessica Soares lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria.

Kenneth Oghenemaro(b.1995) holds a BFA from the University of Benin. Working primarily in oils, he creates futuristic and allegorical scenes that explore issues from the personal to social, political, religious and historical events. Done in a realistic style, Oghenemaro presents surreal landscapes populated with machines, natural elements and hybrid bodies depicting the interplay of time and memory.

In 2019 he exhibited in [Re:]Entanglement, an exhibition by SOAS(University of London), University of Cambridge and Nosona Studios. He lives and works in Benin.

Blebo Michael Jackson (b.1993) is a Ghanaian artist who lives and works in Ada. He holds a BFA in sculpture from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi-Ghana. Blebo recruits drawing, painting, sculpture and installation in his exploration of geological formations, material memory and architecture while expanding existing modes of work-making and presentation. His practice utilises materials like charcoal, phyto(natural pigment), earth colours (red ochre), bentonite clay and steel pipes. These elements are usually constructed together into installations that reference aesthetic ideas of abstraction, kinetic sculpture and minimalism.

Michael Jackson Blebo is a Absa L’atelier 2021 Ambassador and currently works as a sculptor and a museum guide at Nkyinkyim Museum at Ada, Ghana.

Neec Nonso (b, 1990 in Aguleri, Anambra state) is a visual artist working predominantly with photography. His work captures everyday life and its nuances in communities across Nigeria. Driven by a goal to catalyse critical conversations, Nonso aims to evoke emotions while inviting audiences to excavate memories and experiences as they encounter his work.

In October 2018, Neec Nonso founded Aguleri Stories - an online-based media platform that focuses on telling the inside stories of Aguleri; an Igbo community of south-eastern Nigeria, notorious for its boundary wars with neighbours. In 2019, he also emerged as the winner of Best Portfolio, LagosPhoto Festival, and was awarded a one-year residency programme with African Artists’ Foundation, Lagos.He lives and works in Lagos.

Born in 1997, Nothando Chiwanga’s work is central to personal experiences, reinvention and everydayness. Reflecting on womanhood, she addresses themes like education, food, bereavement, home tools and traditions. Chiwanga employs her body as a medium of memory and fiction to reveal the complex world of young womanhood in a changing society where traditional values are hanging by a thread and changing to become more relevant to the times.

Nothando Chiwanga studied at the National Gallery School of Visual Arts and Design, Zimbabwe. She lives and works in Harare.